Esses d'Idanha in Bulk - Handcrafted Biscuits from Beira Baixa

The five-ingredient recipe Beira Baixa keeps close

Five ingredients. Not one more, not one less. Geocakes' Esses d'Idanha are made with wheat flour (30%), fresh egg yolks, sugar, virgin olive oil (22%) and cinnamon. A recipe Beira Baixa has always known, made in Idanha-a-Nova with the know-how of people who don't need to improve it.

The Esses d'Idanha are one of the most emblematic biscuits in Idanha-a-Nova's sweet-making tradition. Their S shape isn't just aesthetic - it's the sign that each one was hand-shaped by Chefs Raquel and Mário Rui Ramos, following an ancestral recipe that survived unchanged because it never needed to change.

The combination of virgin olive oil (22%) with fresh egg yolks and wheat flour gives these biscuits that texture which melts delicately in the mouth - dense enough to feel, light enough not to weigh you down. The touch of cinnamon rounds off the flavour without dominating it. Five ingredients that, in the right proportion, produce something no list of additives could ever imitate.

With the GeoFood Seal from the Naturtejo Geopark (UNESCO)

Made at the heart of the Naturtejo Geopark - the first Portuguese geopark recognised by UNESCO - the Esses d'Idanha carry the GeoFood Seal. A recognition awarded by the Geopark to products that authentically and verifiably represent the territory. Ancestral recipe, local ingredients, handcrafted production: it's exactly what the Seal confirms.

Five ingredients, zero shortcuts

• Virgin olive oil (22%) - From the Beira Baixa region, giving the Esses the unique texture that sets them apart from any industrially made biscuit
• Wheat flour - The base of a hand-worked dough, with no texturising agents or artificial improvers
• Fresh egg yolks - Which give the colour, richness and that gentle melt-in-the-mouth quality characteristic of this recipe
• Cinnamon - A touch that rounds off the flavour without overpowering it, true to the original recipe
• Hand-shaped in Idanha-a-Nova - In small batches, by Chefs Raquel and Mário Rui Ramos, with over 40 years of dedication to regional recipes
• GeoFood Seal from the UNESCO Naturtejo Geopark - Territorial recognition that distinguishes products with verifiable roots in the region

How to Enjoy the Esses d'Idanha

They pair well with afternoon tea, morning coffee, or a simple dessert. Their melt-in-the-mouth texture makes them hard to stop eating halfway through. They also make a meaningful gift - for anyone who appreciates something genuine, with verifiable origin, made by people who know the territory. Available in bulk, by the kilo, to enjoy at your own pace with no waste.